Euphorbiaceae
Jatropha

Jatropha lagarinthoides Sond.

First published in Linnaea 23: 118 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Northern Provinces

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Leendertz, R. [677] South Africa K000254962 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [2644] South Africa K000254950 Yes
Codd, L.E. [3065] South Africa K000254951 Yes
Galpin, D.F. [7237] South Africa K000254954 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [22830] South Africa K000254949 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [24365] South Africa K000254957 Yes
Schlechter, R. [3790] South Africa K000254952 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [23501] South Africa K000254956 Yes
Evans, J.B.P. [13226] South Africa K000254953 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [24365] South Africa K000254958 Yes
Rehmann, A. [6596] South Africa K000254955 Yes
Prosser, S. [1888] South Africa K000254960 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [539] South Africa K000254963 Yes
Leendertz, R. [677] South Africa K000254961 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [19821] South Africa K000254959 Yes
Burke [s.n.] South Africa Jatropha lagarinthoides var. clutioides K000347377 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burke [65] South Africa Jatropha lagarinthoides var. clutioides K000347378 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burke [65] South Africa Jatropha lagarinthoides var. clutioides K000347379 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich [1514] South Africa Jatropha lagarinthoides var. clutioides K000347380 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/